Beervana Sideshows
Take your Beervana experience to the next level with these all-new Beervana sideshows. Whether you’re into axe throwing or oyster tasting there’s a little something for everyone, from ticketed events to pay as you go Pop Ups - check them out below!
Ticketed Events
SHINING PEAK X GPO OYSTER DINNER
Aug 17, 6:00 pm - Late at GPO, InterContinental Wellington
Join New Zealand’s Champion Small Brewery Shining Peak at this dinner that celebrates the good things in life…oysters and beer!
We challenge you to find a more perfect match, feast on fresh New Zealand oysters while sipping award-winning Shining Peak Brewing beers. Hosted by Taranaki brewers Jesse and Brendan from Shining Peak Brewing alongside Taranaki-born Chef Carl Maunder who will share delicious insights about New Zealand’s oysters. Ticket includes fresh oyster tasters, classic oyster dishes including 'Carpet Bag' steak, and matched beers.
Tickets: $150 including matched beers, click for event link
SWEET AF AT SWEET AXE THROWING CO.
Aug 16, 4:00pm—5:45pm or 6:00pm—7:45pm
Embrace your viking with this fun and alcohol free event!
Enjoy an unconventional fusion of axe-throwing and alcohol-free beer and cider. Join the Sweet Axe team for an event that challenges expectations, celebrates the unconventional, and is fun A.F.! Enjoy the sweet thrill of axe throwing while refreshing yourself with non-alcoholic offerings from Garage Project, Bach Brewing, and more!
Tickets: $45, click for event link
THE BOILERMAKERS AT WHISKY AND WOOD
Aug 16, 6:00pm - Late
Do whisky and beer go together? Taste along with the experts and decide for yourself!
Immerse yourself in a sensory journey as representatives from esteemed whisky suppliers and breweries take the stage. They will share their passion, knowledge, and expertise about their beverages, and the art of pairing them together. Imbibe in delectable combinations while expanding your palate and deepening your appreciation for these remarkable libations, featuring brews by Choice Bros. Don't miss this unique opportunity to engage with industry experts, mingle with fellow enthusiasts, and uncover the intriguing world of boilermakers.
Tickets: $30, click for event link
Pop Ups
OCTOPUMP 7: HANDPULL ALE SHOWCASE AT MOON
Aug 12 & 13, 12:00 pm - 10:00 pm
We all know handpull is cool, so get yourself along to this one!
All ale, all weekend from eight handpumps. Accompanied by live music, British bar snacks, maybe a Ruby Murray or two, darts, and great beer from a few of Moon's favourite breweries.
Pay on consumption, click for event link
FORTUNE FAVOURS TURNS 6! AT FORTUNE FAVOURS
Aug 17, 5:00 pm - Late
It’s their party, and everyone’s invited!
Come celebrate Fortune Favours' 6th birthday at the Leeds St Brewery! They will be launching their birthday beer, a special collaboration with Zephyr coffee, and have all of their birthday beers on from the last six years available on tap. Like all good birthdays there will be live music, giveaways and of course cake!
Pay on consumption, click for event link
DEEP CREEK X LIBERTY DJ/TAP TAKEOVER PARTY AT LITTLE BEER QUARTER
Aug 12, 4:00 pm - Late
It’s takeover time with two Auckland-based breweries bringing the beers!
Little Beer Quarter is putting on a warm Wellington welcome for Deep Creek and Liberty Brewing on their way to a little old thing called...Beervana. They'll be taking over the taps and LBQ, with their DJs dropping some beats. New beers and legendary ones from two of NZ’s best craft breweries. Beer pouring from 3pm, DJs on from 7ish. Ain’t no party like a Deep Creek x Liberty party!
Pay on consumption, click for event link
LOVEBEER AT LOVEBITE
Various dates: Aug 11-12, 16-19, 23-26, 5:00 pm - Late
Enjoy a cocktail? Love Beer? Enjoy the best of both worlds with beer cocktails!
A full blown beer cocktail takeover at Lovebite; adding just a hint of malts and hops to some ‘cerealously’ good cocktails. Experience a classic cocktail like a Lion Red® negroni, Steinlager®-ita, Monteiths Radler® collins with a Tui® foam or a Speights® old fashioned. Or, in association with Fortune Favours; a Fernet and Fortune Favours 'The Optimist' slushy, a blueberry sour "sour", or barley wine cosmopolitan.
Pay on consumption, click for event link
If you like burgers you’re in luck, as Burger Wellington presented by Garage Project happens to be on at the same time. You can check out the full events programme for the August Edition of Visa Wellington on a Plate here.